Executed for Sheep Murder By Franklin County Dogs
Franklin county trials convict two high bred bird dogs of murder by maiming a lamb in a controversial case. The canine defendants faced death by judge's sentence though dogs cannot testify. The trial, citing moral venue and dog law complexities, revives debates on responsibility of animals and the peculiarities of early Tennessee judicial views.
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Tennessee
Franklin County
Teno
Doge
Suit Over Ape Assault At City Show
Mary F. Skally sue s for 500 damages claiming an ape at the Rewards show on Bowery assaulted her by hugging kissing and biting. She alleges injury and shock after an encounter with an ape or similar creature as she wandered into the exhibit. The case, aided by attorney Hunivel Deutech, heads to the fist district municipal court for trial.
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Slary
Usher
Bowery
New York
Hunivel Deutech
Fist District
Mary F. Skally
Leroy Street
Mary J. Bally
Foleet
Waa
Dentech
Honeymoon on Delaware raft ends in wedding voyage
A rough shanty raft drifting down the Delaware carried John Burrows and Linbie Bairde, a Burrows family native, who married aboard. The trip included asthma relief, river scenery snapshots, and a celebratory dinner as they passed Port Jorvia toward Philadelphia where Burrows began a new job.
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Port Jorvia
Delaware
Cupid
Asthms
John Burrs
Dawn East Yankee
Esteu
Dela
Ratia
Udewater
Lin Bie Baide
Ilur- Bhoian
Wore Valley
Bitala
Bory den
N. J
Philadelphia
River
Mra
Burrows
Tay
Maya
Mind at Altar Halts Wedding in Washington
Mika Rom Bevis halted the wedding to George B Bray after saying she felt faint and changed her mind during the ceremony reading at Dr Irvine’s home in Washington. The license had been issued and the minister had begun the service before Bevis spoke up, deciding to postpone the marriage. The couple returned to Avalon later that day and remain friends.
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Mika Rom B. Bevis
George B. Bray
Avalot
van Too
Innes
Irvine
Washington
RK. P
Maryringe
Mr Irvine
Eighth Street
Southwest
Dr. Irvine
Mitellan Reve
Bray
Miss Bevis
Virginia
Mr. Bray
Mira Bevis
Avalon
Wildcat Attack Ends in Fatal Encounter in Pine Swamp
In Pine Swamp hollow near Tanvie Pa Mirw Jeremiah Altwater fought a large wildcat that terrified the neighborhood. After a brutal clash Altwater killed the animal and died fleeing toward a tree. Children near the Pre Kwamp schoolhouse had previously feared the wildcat.
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Pine Swamp Hollow
Tanvie
Jeremiah Altwater
Eligie
Wise Insects and the Terrace Breakfast Observed
In a curious tale from August Forel, bees proved time awareness by raiding a terrace breakfast. The hive gathered at 7 to 10 a.m. for preserves, then shifted indoors as bees learned the pattern. Forel noted the bees’ daily rise in numbers and eventual retreat when the delicacy ceased.
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Forel
Tie
Paris
M. Forel
Ana Abosoi
Kute
Goon
Evelyn
Vlads
Agate
Leekviele
Convicted by Her Slippers in French Murder Trial
A young woman, judged guilty by a French court, is sentenced to ten years hard labor for the murder of widow Coudray. The sole incriminating proof is a pair of felt slippers with a damp spot and a cartridge-like flaw near the right foot, found at the scene in Tours. The defense asserts innocence despite the jurors’ belief and the lack of other witnesses.
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Eve
Wort
Hesa
Coudray
St. Symphorien
Tours
Brance
Ghost Engineer Seaver and the Spirit Guard of the IC Line
Illinois Central engineer Horace Seaver, a veteran of forty three years, is said to be guided by a ghostly hand while piloting No. 1 the Big Four express from Kankakee to Chicago. A wartime reunion tale recounts a night when a spectral warning halted the train before a burned bridge, saving sleeping soldiers.
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Horace 1
Seaver
Chicago
LlInely Central
Kankakee
Ilinois Central
Mr. Seaver
Iiinois Central
Lappy
Chimapaign
Phin
Beaver
Girl Plunges For Fortune At Faro Game In Rawhide
Miss Lillian Bennetts, 27, Los Angeles, won $6000 in a single faro session at Carl Young's gambling hall in Rawhide. The daring player driven by luck and skill raced the banker as $2600 shifted hands on the turn from the box. Young, a pioneer dealer, closed the game when banks ran out and the play ended.
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Lillian Bennetts
Los Angeles
Bivich
Clvilian
Von
Rawhide
Abe
Cor
Carl Young
Young
Dawson
Meath Valley
Eign Hott
Gambier
Williams Pink Pills Helped Woman Improve Health
A testimonial from Minnie A. Kehling of Indianapolis claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restored her health after two years of illness with headaches and low appetite. The ad states the pills aid diseases from impure blood and nerves, listing uses from anemia to nervous disorders and promising free literature on request.
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Williame
Minnie A. Kehling
North
Ilinois Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Dr. Williama
Williama
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Sehnectady
Facts From France and Paris Costuming Museum Plans
A Paris Society of the History of Costume plans a museum of dress showing costumes across classes and eras. Paris shoplifting has prompted shopkeepers to hire women detectives in every Pestothesie house, turning surveillance into a new craft for women. A new occupation called the grateful patient emerges as well, with well dressed women used in Paris waiting rooms to discuss doctor benefits.
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Paris Society of the History of Costume
Paris
Apple butter sales and quirky quotes mix in ad and humor
An odd clipping blends a local apple butter ad naming multiple companies and a garbled phone pitch with a joke about a Marion Brand being mailed to homes. It then shifts to disjointed quips about manners, enemies, and a Chicago Tribune blurb, a jumbled collage of phrases and stray inquiries.
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Leeds
Wranklin County Court
Bad Ape
Wildcat
Danville
Dirk Road
Altwater
Alona Far
Aidma
Ghost
France
Cacepbell & Crocs Conner
H. P. Sten
Deringer
B. J
Dwyer
Antas Davis
J. He
Fahey Star Co
Goutting
R. Li
Gant Gromeglaus & Gray Hanover
Imperial Coffee & Grocery Co
Kinefelter
H.W. Krause
H.C. i Leffler
J. Lindsay
O. N. Lewis
Marion Grocery Co
Martin
D. McKinley
Ly Miller
J. Moon
J. B. Bealey
Chas
M. Ridasitl
Mia
M. A. Blaniey
B. J. Shearer
J. J. Smith
George ‘Turner
Marion Preserving CO
Misa Gaddie
Misa Kandor
Chicago Tribune
Saiih
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